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Hugh Garahan
Senator
In office
9 December 1931 – 19 May 1936
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1927 – September 1927
Constituency Longford–Westmeath
Personal details
Died 7 June 1940
Nationality Irish
Political party Farmers' Party
Other political
affiliations

Hugh Garahan (died 7 June 1940) was an Irish politician. A farmer, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1923 general election. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the June 1927 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency. He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election.

In 1931 he was elected to the Free State Seanad and was re-elected to the Seanad in 1934, where he was a member of Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael.

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